Reddit reviews Chinese Medicine Liberation- Inner Documennts

I didn't down vote you, I think it's a valid question.

The way I look at five phases is just a way of understanding the nature, and then a way to understand disease. If two organs are diseased, say fire and earth, it just allows you to create a pattern and facilitate your understanding of that treatment. If fire is stronger than earth, or earth is stronger, than you would change your treatment accordingly.

If you do enjoy reading about this stuff, I've looked at it briefly but this is very good https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Medicine-Liberation-Inner-Documennts/dp/0989167933

Some of the authors in there argue against the use of 5 phases, as you have said mumbo jumbo. It's a good look at how TCM came to be, but very big. There is also some famous Japanese herbalists who chose to ignore the 5 phases as well, mainly Todo Yoshimasu.

I enjoy your posts because it makes engaging discussion, and if you don't have people challenge you and just accept what you are told then what's the point...